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NY A00661

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Steck

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all hospitals to provide medically supervised detoxification services to patients who need them

  • Hospitals at 90% capacity or greater must connect patients to an alternative in-network facility for detoxification services

  • Alternative facility referrals must be made without any increased risk to the patient's health or life

  • Amends existing public health law requirements for hospital substance use disorder policies

  • Takes effect 30 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Requires hospitals to provide medically supervised detoxification services to all patients requiring such services; provides, that if the hospital is at ninety percent capacity or greater, such hospital shall connect the patient to an alternative facility within such patient's network to access such medically supervised detoxification services without any increased risk to the health or life of the patient.

Last Action

referred to health

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Health1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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